Impact of coronary artery calcium on coronary heart disease events in individuals at the extremes of traditional risk factor burden: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Silverman MG, Blaha MJ, Krumholz HM, Budoff MJ, Blankstein R, Sibley CT, Agatston A, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Impact of coronary artery calcium on coronary heart disease events in individuals at the extremes of traditional risk factor burden: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. European Heart Journal 2013, 35: 2232-2241. PMID: 24366919, PMCID: PMC4150068, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery calciumCoronary heart disease eventsRisk factor burdenHeart disease eventsMulti-Ethnic StudyCAC 0Artery calciumRF burdenEvent ratesDisease eventsAbsence of CACDistribution of CACTraditional risk factor burdenCHD event ratesElevated event rateHigh CAC burdenFramingham risk scoreLow HDL cholesterolLow event ratesCAC burdenCHD eventsCAC scoreHDL cholesterolLDL cholesterolCigarette smoking